Canadian Literature

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"Mrs. Filly" 1942

From: The Quebec Anthology

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"Madame Pouliche," here translated by David Homel as "Mrs. Filly," first appeared in La Fin du voyage, and in 1962 it was included in Gerard Bessette’s Anthologie Albert … 13 $0.78 Add
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Chapter 11

Cigarettes

From: Float Like a Butterfly, Drink Mint Tea

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Wood notes that some of his "lowest moments of addiction" were related to cigarettes, certain he wouldn’t be able to escape them. He describes the withdrawal as more constant than … 17 $1.70 Add
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"Mother Soubert’s Pig" 1944

From: The Quebec Anthology

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A study of primitivism, violence, and eroticism, in which characters struggle, often in vain, against basic and sometimes brutal human passions, it is a startling and disturbing work by a writer … 9 $0.54 Add
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Chapter 12

Red Meat

From: Float Like a Butterfly, Drink Mint Tea

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Eating red meat wasn’t out of his control. However, Wood didn’t want to be a part of the climate problems connected to red meat. Nora is the next guest on his podcast. She remarks … 4 $0.40 Add
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"Fleur-de-Mai" 1945

From: The Quebec Anthology

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Long considered one of Quebec’s most important poets—a special issue of the literary magazine Liberté was devoted to his work in 1960—Grandbois also distinguished himself … 11 $0.66 Add
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Chapter 13

Dairy

From: Float Like a Butterfly, Drink Mint Tea

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Wood cleverly begins the chapter by using an "unhealthy alcohol use" questionnaire and makes dairy the subject instead. The results are telling. Wood notes that overeating was similar … 10 $1.00 Add
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"Happiness" 1946

From: The Quebec Anthology

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"Le bonheur," translated here as "Happiness" by Wayne Grady, is a tale of urban despair, taken from Ringuet’s only book of short stories, L’Heritage (1946). The … 11 $0.66 Add
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Chapter 14

Porn

From: Float Like a Butterfly, Drink Mint Tea

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Wood describes his inroduction to porn and his strange relationship with it. Quitting porn wasn’t the biggest struggle of the month, however. Wood’s health was still suffering, and … 9 $0.90 Add
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"The Torrent" 1947

From: The Quebec Anthology

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The short story "Au bord du torrent" was published in October 1947 in Amerique française, and appeared in book form in 1950, when Le Torrent won the Belgian Royal Academy’s … 36 $2.16 Add
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Chapter 15

Credit Cards

From: Float Like a Butterfly, Drink Mint Tea

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Wood explains how credit cards were more a vessel to acquiring other vices than being a vice. Setting boundaries on how credit cards would be used was the fight at hand. 4 $0.40 Add
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"Last Rites" 1960

From: The Quebec Anthology

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Bessette’s only book of short stories, La Garden-Party de Christophine, was published in 1980 and has never been completely translated. It contains stories from many periods in … 12 $0.72 Add
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Chapter 16

Gossip

From: Float Like a Butterfly, Drink Mint Tea

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Communcation and sharing stories is natural for humans, Wood notes, before explaining how gossip can have similarities to the highs and lows of other addictions. Though tempted early on, Wood … 8 $0.80 Add
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"A Case of Sorcery" 1963

From: The Quebec Anthology

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"L’Enchantement," translated here as "A Case of Sorcery" by David Homel, is from Ceux du Chemin-Taché (1963). "It took me many years to realize just how much … 9 $0.54 Add
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Chapter 17

Sugar

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Wood notes how difficult it is to quit sugar, especially with its ubiquity in everyday life and the general lack of support when accomplishing one’s goal. Changing one’s habits was … 6 $0.60 Add
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"The Chronicles of l’Anse Saint-Roch" 1968

From: The Quebec Anthology

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In 1968, a complete edition of Perron’s stories appeared. Called simply Contes, it included the stories from the two earlier collections as well as four previously unpublished stories, one … 15 $0.90 Add
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Chapter 18

Social Media

From: Float Like a Butterfly, Drink Mint Tea

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Wood compares two equations: the number of hours on the Apollo mission over eleven years and the number of combined hours humanity spent on social media in 2019. Quitting social media isn’t … 14 $1.40 Add